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Case T-444/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2014 — Novartis v OHIM — Tenimenti Angelini (LINEX) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark LINEX — Earlier national word mark LINES PERLA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 76(1), in fine, of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-444/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2014 — Novartis v OHIM — Tenimenti Angelini (LINEX) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark LINEX — Earlier national word mark LINES PERLA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 76(1), in fine, of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-444/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2014 — Novartis v OHIM — Tenimenti Angelini (LINEX) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark LINEX — Earlier national word mark LINES PERLA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 76(1), in fine, of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)
OJ C 421, 24.11.2014, p. 32–33
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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24.11.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 421/32 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2014 — Novartis v OHIM — Tenimenti Angelini (LINEX)
(Case T-444/12) (1)
((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark LINEX - Earlier national word mark LINES PERLA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 76(1), in fine, of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))
2014/C 421/44
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Tenimenti Angelini SpA (Montalcino, Italy) (represented by: R. Almaraz Palmero, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 August 2012 (Case R 414/2011-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Tenimenti Angelini SpA and Novartis AG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 6 August 2012 (Case R 414/2011-4); |
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Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the applicant; |
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Orders the intervener to bear its own costs. |